Warmer-than-normal weather on the way after US polar blast

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 23:30:54 +0000

Warmer-than-normal weather on the way after US polar blast

Temperatures could rise by 26.7 degrees Celsius within days in Illinois. In Michigan, melting snow and rain and a 27-kilometer ice jam could lead to flooding. Across the US Midwest, the sudden warmth was sure to bring more broken roads and busted water mains.

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Midwest awaits spring-like thaw just days after bitter cold

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 08:40:44 +0000

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CHICAGO  — The bitter cold that gripped the Midwest forced commuters to bundle up like polar explorers. By early next week, many of those same people might get by with a light jacket.

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Deep freeze expected to ease, but disruptions persist

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:15:53 +0000

Deep freeze expected to ease, but disruptions persist

CHICAGO – The painfully cold weather system that put much of the Midwest into a historic deep freeze was expected to ease Thursday, though temperatures could still tumble to record lows in some places before the region begins to thaw out. Disruptions caused by the cold will persist, too, including power outages and canceled flights […]

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 Ice glazes over swath of US as wind chills fall below zero

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2019 06:07:11 +0000

Ice glazes over swath of US as wind chills fall below zero

Bitter cold is setting in after a major winter storm blanketed a wide swath of the country in snow, sleet and rain this weekend, creating dangerously icy conditions that promise to complicate cleanup efforts and make travel challenging on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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Florida officials fear Hurricane Michael’s death toll will rise

Florida rescuer with US flag

Search and rescue personnel are continuing to comb through the ruins of a small Florida Panhandle community destroyed by Hurricane Michael, which has left hundreds thousands without power and without easy access to supplies.

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